Scranton bands play Alkaline Trio tunes at Valentine’s Day Masquerade Ball in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 11
Chicago vocalist/guitarist Matt Skiba played with Blink-182 at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton last summer, but it will be a while before he tours again with his original band, Alkaline Trio, and probably even longer before he performs anywhere in Northeastern Pennsylvania (though a new album is in the works). In the meantime, […]
Nickelback returns to Hersheypark Stadium with Daughtry and Shaman’s Harvest on Aug. 5
From a press release: Multi-platinum-selling, chart-topping Canadian rock band Nickelback is set to hit the road this summer on the colossal headlining “Feed the Machine Tour” in support of their upcoming album of the same name. Produced exclusively by Live Nation, the tour will begin on June 23 in Noblesville, Indiana with 44 dates across […]
Official Queen tribute show Queen Extravaganza will rock the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on July 1
From a press release: God Save the Queen, the Argentina Queen tribute band scheduled to perform Friday, Feb. 3 at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, has canceled their North American tour. God Save the Queen has rescheduled the Kirby Center show several times now so, in a statement, the Kirby Center said, “We are […]
Locally developed music app Tunefly goes on cross-country tour to find America’s best indie musicians
Tunefly, the mobile music app created and developed in Northeastern Pennsylvania, may have just established its new Tunefly Studio in Kingston, but the local team behind it is preparing to hit the road for a national tour just like the musicians they feature every day in their app. From March 25 through April 8, Tunefly […]
YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: Scranton doom metal band Earthmouth
Earthmouth City: Scranton Genre(s): Doom metal, psychedelic metal, stoner metal Years active: 2012-present Sounds like: Earthmouth is an apt name, as their music would likely be the sound you would hear if the unforgiving earth rose up and swallowed you whole, dragging you down into the fabled depths of hell. The word “brutal” is thrown […]
Scranton punk band The Menzingers will release new ‘After the Party’ beer with Neshaminy Creek
What better way to celebrate the release of a new album called “After the Party” than with some beers? On Friday, Feb. 3, the day their fifth studio album comes out through Epitaph Records, Scranton punk band The Menzingers have already sold out the record release show with singer/songwriter Roger Harvey at Kung Fu Necktie […]
Postmodern Jukebox brings vintage-style pop hits back to Lackawanna College in Scranton on May 13
From a press release: Back by popular demand and following an extensive world tour, Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox will return to Lackawanna College in Scranton as part of its Community Concerts series on Saturday, May 13 at 8 p.m. Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox has amassed over 642 million YouTube views and 2.4 million subscribers; has […]
R&B singer Brian McKnight is back at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on May 11
From a press release: It was announced today that Grammy-nominated R&B singer/songwriter and producer Brian McKnight will be returning to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Thursday, May 11 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $39.50, $49.50, and $59.50, plus applicable fees, go on sale this Friday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. and can be […]
STREAMING: Scranton’s Motionless In White is ‘Eternally Yours,’ bumps up release date of new album
Scranton metal band Motionless In White not only released the second single from their Roadrunner Records debut today, but they’ve also announced that they’re pushing the release date of their forthcoming album, “Graveyard Shift,” up by several months. Originally planned for the winter of 2017, the band’s fourth studio album will now come out on […]
Las Vegas legend Wayne Newton sings at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on March 24
From a press release: Mr. Las Vegas himself, Wayne Newton, will bring his incredible talent and showmanship to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Friday, March 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $39.50, $49.50, and $59.50, plus applicable fees, are on sale now and can be purchased at sandseventcenter.com, the Event Center box office […]
